HostGator Reseller Account vs. HostGator Affiliate Program

There are two primary ways to make money with HostGator: becoming a HostGator affiliate or starting your own HostGator reseller hosting business. You can choose one or both, depending on your goals. Below is a clear comparison between the two approaches.

Reseller Hosting Account

With a HostGator reseller hosting account, you can launch your own web hosting business using your own branding, pricing, and support structure. HostGator functions as your back‑end provider, but from the customer’s perspective, you are the hosting company.

Choose the reseller hosting approach if:

• You want to build and promote your own hosting brand.
• You prefer recurring income rather than one‑time commissions.
• You already offer services like web design and want clients to come to you for hosting and support.
• You want to bundle hosting with other digital services.
• You want to offer payment methods that HostGator itself doesn’t support.
• You need to bill customers in another currency (especially for international resellers).
• You want to earn additional revenue from domain sales through registrars like eNom.

How to promote your reseller hosting business:

• Build your own web hosting website under your brand and domain.
• Set up a billing and support system like WHMCS (free with HostGator reseller and Linux dedicated server plans).
• Offer flexible payment options such as PayPal, Google Checkout, merchant accounts, and more.

You can sign up for a HostGator reseller hosting account on the HostGator website.

HostGator Affiliate Program

With the HostGator affiliate program, you earn commission by referring customers directly to HostGator. When customers sign up, they become HostGator clients, and HostGator handles all support.

Choose the affiliate marketing approach if:

• You want to earn money by sending referrals, without ongoing customer interactions.
• You prefer HostGator to handle all customer service.
• You like receiving one‑time lump‑sum commissions instead of ongoing payments.

How to promote HostGator as an affiliate:

• Use the promo banners, links, and tools available in the HostGator Affiliate Center.

You can sign up for the HostGator affiliate program on the HostGator website.